PUZZLES AND JOKES
Clues Down: 1. Filled near or to capacity. 2. Antlers. 3. August. (*) 4. The state in the western U.S.; capital Salt Lake City 6. American Nurses Credentialing Center. (*) 7. American Airlines. (*) 8. An African beefeater or oxpecker. 9. Organlike keyboard instrument that produces tones with free metal reeds played by air forced from a bellows. 10. To prepare an edition for publication. 11. Eastern Standard Time. (*) 13. A military adversary. 16. Freedom. 20. Education. (*) 23. Leadership by Walking Around. (*) 26. An expression used to indicate the sound of a cough or grunt or to express disgust or horror. 27. A deity worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu. 29. Not able to operate; to mend. 30. Seldom occurring or found. 32. Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council (*) 34. Opposed Flow Flame Spread (*). 36. Computer Science. (*) 38. Bachelor of engineering. (*) 40. Red and brown waterfowl with a long beak. 42. Advance Diploma in Java Programming. (*) 44. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit. 45. A female person. 48. Not Applicable. (*) 49. South Dakota. (*) 50. Maiden loved by Zeus; changed into a white heifer.
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Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase Clues Across: 1. “Purulia ___ “, is the folk dance of West Bengal state, India. 5. The best results for ad. In this magazine. 12. A highway. 14. Nymphs of springs, fountains, and fresh water streams (Greek mythology). 15. Relating to or derived from living organisms. 17. Minute rough granules, as of sand or stone. 18. Why Not? (*) (Used in text messages) 19. Therefore. 21. Montana. (*) 22. Digital Subscriber Line. (*) 24. Maryland. (*) 25. Two people or two things in close association. 28. A purchaser. 31. To snarl; growl. 33. A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit. 35. A game resembling backgammon, originating in India. 37. Small manufacturing plants able to make solid, three-dimensional objects from digital data 39. United Parcel Service. (*) 40. Whether; -- in dependent questions. 41. The baby boy, Biblical name means born again. (Latin) 42. A female servant in eastern Asia, esp. a Chinese nurse. 43. Bachelor in Science in Electrical Engineering. (*) 45. South Dakota. (*) 46. Credit Note. (*) 47. Respected name for Lord Ganapati. (Hindu religion) 51. A chief verse consisting of two lines of 16 syllables each or of four octosyllabic form of the Sanskrit epic. 52. A place for storing goods or motor vehicles. Saathee.com
(solution on page 88)
Editor’s Note: Due to a printing error in the July issue, the wordfind box was wrong. We are reprinting it here. Sorry for the confusion.
Find & circle the words in the puzzle. Subject: Kerala, India The unused 12 letters spell ”Tranquil undisturbed reserve of tropical rainforests.” (answer on page 88)
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